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Supermarine Spitfire of the US 307th Fighter Squadron rests on the beach at Paestum, Italy near Salerno after being shot down Sep 9, 1943; pilot uninjured. LST-359 unloads men and materiel beyond, Sep 1943. Photo 2 of 2Supermarine Spitfire of the US 307th Fighter Squadron rests on the beach at Paestum, Italy near Salerno after being shot down Sep 9, 1943; pilot uninjured. LST-391 unloads men and materiel beyond, Sep 1943. Photo 1 of 2
Supermarine Spitfire of the US 307th Fighter Squadron rests on the beach at Paestum, Italy near Salerno after being shot down Sep 9, 1943; pilot uninjured. LST-359 unloads men and materiel beyond, Sep 1943. Photo 2 of 2Supermarine Spitfire of the US 307th Fighter Squadron rests on the beach at Paestum, Italy near Salerno after being shot down Sep 9, 1943; pilot uninjured. LST-391 unloads men and materiel beyond, Sep 1943. Photo 1 of 2
Martlet IV and Seafire IIc fighters of Nos. 885, 888, and 893 Squadron FAA aboard HMS Formidable off Italy, Sep 1943Australian Flying Officer John Smithson recounting a recent dogfight over Darwin harbor in which he shot down two Japanese aircraft, Nov-Dec 1943; note Spitfire fighter in background
Martlet IV and Seafire IIc fighters of Nos. 885, 888, and 893 Squadron FAA aboard HMS Formidable off Italy, Sep 1943Australian Flying Officer John Smithson recounting a recent dogfight over Darwin harbor in which he shot down two Japanese aircraft, Nov-Dec 1943; note Spitfire fighter in background
British Spitfire fighter attempting to topple a German V-1 flying bomb with its wing tip, date unknownCanadian Spitfire F. MK XIV fighter of the No. 402 Squadron RCAF, circa 1940s
British Spitfire fighter attempting to topple a German V-1 flying bomb with its wing tip, date unknownCanadian Spitfire F. MK XIV fighter of the No. 402 Squadron RCAF, circa 1940s
Canadian Spitfire F.R MK XIV of No. 430 Squadron RCAF, circa 1940sHMS Formidable, with Seafire fighters of No. 885 Squadron FAA, off the Rock of Gibraltar, mid-1942 to 1945.
Canadian Spitfire F.R MK XIV of No. 430 Squadron RCAF, circa 1940sHMS Formidable, with Seafire fighters of No. 885 Squadron FAA, off the Rock of Gibraltar, mid-1942 to 1945.
Seafire fighter of No. 885 Squadron FAA landing on HMS Formidable, off Gibraltar, mid-1942 to 1945.Spitfire XI aircraft EN 409 which was used in high speed diving trials in 1944
Seafire fighter of No. 885 Squadron FAA landing on HMS Formidable, off Gibraltar, mid-1942 to 1945.Spitfire XI aircraft EN 409 which was used in high speed diving trials in 1944
Two No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfire aircraft and ground crew at Momote Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, circa Apr 1944US Navy Lt Robert F Doyle shaking hands with his wingman, Ens John F Mudge, after their return from a gunfire-spotting and strafing mission over the Normandy beaches, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK, Jun 1944.
Two No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfire aircraft and ground crew at Momote Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, circa Apr 1944US Navy Lt Robert F Doyle shaking hands with his wingman, Ens John F Mudge, after their return from a gunfire-spotting and strafing mission over the Normandy beaches, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK, Jun 1944.
British Spitfire Mk IX fighter landing at B3/Ste Croix-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 12 Jun 1944Spitfire PR Mark XI reconnaissance aircraft of No. 541 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, England, UK in flight, Jul 1944; note split-pair camera ports under fuselage
British Spitfire Mk IX fighter landing at B3/Ste Croix-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 12 Jun 1944Spitfire PR Mark XI reconnaissance aircraft of No. 541 Squadron RAF based at Benson, Oxfordshire, England, UK in flight, Jul 1944; note split-pair camera ports under fuselage
Spitfire LF VIII of 451 Squadron RAAF with USN blimp K-112 of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-14 at French naval air base, Cuers-Pierrefeu, near Toulon, France, Sep 1944.Spitfire HF.VII fighter being used for evaluation of stability and flight control by the Americans at Langley Research Center, Virginia, United States, 7 Sep 1944; note B-24 in far left background
Spitfire LF VIII of 451 Squadron RAAF with USN blimp K-112 of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-14 at French naval air base, Cuers-Pierrefeu, near Toulon, France, Sep 1944.Spitfire HF.VII fighter being used for evaluation of stability and flight control by the Americans at Langley Research Center, Virginia, United States, 7 Sep 1944; note B-24 in far left background
A Royal Air Force pilot explaining the sighting mechanism of a Spitfire fighter to Former Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes, Darwin, Australia, 1 Nov 1944Australian Group Captain Clive R. Caldwell of No. 80 (Fighter) Wing RAAF next to his Spitfire Mk VIII aircraft, Halmahera, Morotai Islands, Dutch East Indies, circa Dec 1944
A Royal Air Force pilot explaining the sighting mechanism of a Spitfire fighter to Former Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes, Darwin, Australia, 1 Nov 1944Australian Group Captain Clive R. Caldwell of No. 80 (Fighter) Wing RAAF next to his Spitfire Mk VIII aircraft, Halmahera, Morotai Islands, Dutch East Indies, circa Dec 1944
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Greek Air Minister M. Fikioris, British Air Commodore Geoffrey Tuttle inspecting No. 336 (Hellenic) Squadron RAF, Kalamaki Airfield, Athens, Greece, 1945Spitfire F.22 of No. 607 Squadron RAF in flight, 1945
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Greek Air Minister M. Fikioris, British Air Commodore Geoffrey Tuttle inspecting No. 336 (Hellenic) Squadron RAF, Kalamaki Airfield, Athens, Greece, 1945Spitfire F.22 of No. 607 Squadron RAF in flight, 1945

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